[Adopted 8-12-1991 by Ord.
No. 95-91]
No water shall be provided for internal or external use to any residential, commercial, industrial, recreational, governmental, public or building or structure of any kind which is constructed, altered, extended or remodeled and in which plumbing, water piping or water fixtures are to be installed, extended, remodeled or altered in any way, and for which construction a permit is required to be obtained from East Whiteland Township (or would be required but for an exemption from a permit requirement for public or governmental agencies) unless the new, remodeled, extended or altered plumbing, water piping and other water-using fixtures therein conform to the requirements and standards of §
198-2 of this article. The provisions of this article shall apply to any such building or structure for which a building permit is required to be issued, or is issued, or would otherwise be required to be issued but for such an exemption from a permit requirement for public or governmental agencies, on and after the date on which this article shall effect.
There are hereby adopted by reference the following codes as promulgated
and published by the American National Standards Institute: ANSI, standard
reference numbers A112.2M, A112.18.1M, A112.19.2M and A112.19.6M, latest edition,
as the same may be from time to time revised and amended, not less than three
copies of which are filed with the Secretary of this Township and are available
for public use, inspection and examination.
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this article and of the
ANSI standards herewith adopted, or who shall fail to comply with any of the
requirements thereof, or who shall install any plumbing work in violation
of these requirements or in violation of an approved plan or directive of
the East Whiteland Codes Enforcement Officer, or of a permit of certificate
issued under the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a summary offense,
and shall be liable, on conviction thereof, to a fine not exceeding $1,000,
together with the costs of prosecution, for each and every offense, or on
default of payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, to imprisonment
in the county prison for a term not exceeding 30 days.